Salt Lake City 1980WTA · Hard · Round of 16
6-4 6-4Player
Joanne Russell
USABorn: October 30, 1954right-handed
209–20350.7% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 322March 7, 1988
Best rankingNo. 23November 26, 1984
Record209–20350.7% wins
Titles00 finals · 0 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height173 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsright-handed
The year in motion
Season 2026
WTAno matches recorded in 2026
Joanne Russell has not played a match in the 2026 season.
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Career path
Ranking progression
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Seasons
12 most recentRecent finals
0 career titlesFBrighton 1984Carpet Sylvia HanikaWRichmond 1984Hard Michaela WashingtonWIndianapolis Indoors 1984Hard Pascale Paradis MangonWAuckland Chps 1 1979 Janet NewberryFKuala Lumpur 1976Hard Greer StevensWJacksonville 1975 Bunny BruningWSan Francisco 1974Clay Mary HammFGuildford 1973 Laurie TenneyFAuckland Hard 1970Clay Susan Vinton
0best-of-five matches
0reached a fifth set
0comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface
Frequent opponents
Virginia RuziciROU13 matches4–9Chris EvertUSA11 matches0–11Martina NavratilovaUSA11 matches1–10Mima JausovecSLO10 matches3–7Andrea JaegerUSA8 matches1–7Betsy NagelsenUSA8 matches3–5Barbara PotterUSA7 matches0–7Betty StoveNED6 matches1–5Dianne FromholtzAUS6 matches0–6Susan MascarinUSA6 matches4–2Zina GarrisonUSA6 matches2–4Marcella MeskerNED5 matches2–3
Matches
92 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
US Open 1980WTA · Hard · Second round
6-2 6-3US Open 1980WTA · Hard · Third round
6-2 3-6 6-2US Open 1980WTA · Hard · Round of 16
6-2 6-1Toronto 1980WTA · Hard · Third round
6-3 6-3Toronto 1980WTA · Hard · Second round
7-6 6-1Montreal 1980WTA · Hard · Bronze medal match
6-4Montreal 1980WTA · Hard · Semifinal
6-3 7-6Montreal 1980WTA · Hard · Quarterfinal
4-6 7-6 6-4Montreal 1980WTA · Hard · Round of 16
6-2 6-0Montreal 1980WTA · Hard · Third round
2-6 7-5 6-3Carlsbad 1980WTA · Hard · Round of 16
6-2 6-3Carlsbad 1980WTA · Hard · Third round
4-6 6-1 6-1US Open 1979WTA · Hard · Second round
6-0 6-2US Open 1978WTA · Hard · Second round
6-2 3-6 6-2US Open 1978WTA · Hard · First round
6-1 6-4Philadelphia 1978WTA · Hard · Third round
6-2 1-6 7-5San Juan 1977WTA · Hard · Semifinal
6-4 5-7 6-3San Juan 1977WTA · Hard · Quarterfinal
6-4 6-2San Juan 1977WTA · Hard · Round of 16
6-3 6-1San Juan 1977WTA · Hard · Third round
6-2 6-3Sao Paulo 1977WTA · Hard · Third round
6-1 6-2Phoenix 1977WTA · Hard · Round of 16
6-3 6-3Phoenix 1977WTA · Hard · Third round
6-3 6-7 7-5Los Angeles 1977WTA · Hard · Quarterfinal
6-3 6-4Los Angeles 1977WTA · Hard · Round of 16
7-5 6-1Los Angeles 1977WTA · Hard · Third round
6-1 7-5Milwaukee 1976WTA · Hard · Quarterfinal
6-4 6-2Milwaukee 1976WTA · Hard · Round of 16
3-6 6-3 6-3Milwaukee 1976WTA · Hard · Third round
W/OMilwaukee 1976WTA · Hard · Second round
6-0 6-1Kuala Lumpur 1976WTA · Hard · Final
6-1 6-2Kuala Lumpur 1976WTA · Hard · Semifinal
2-6 6-4 7-6Kuala Lumpur 1976WTA · Hard · Quarterfinal
6-4 1-6 6-3Kuala Lumpur 1976WTA · Hard · Round of 16
7-5 6-3Kuala Lumpur 1976WTA · Hard · Third round
6-2 6-3Houston 1976WTA · Hard · Third round
6-2 6-3Manchester-On-Sea 1975WTA · Hard · Round of 16
6-4 6-2Manchester-On-Sea 1975WTA · Hard · Third round
6-0 6-0Seoul 1975WTA · Hard · Second round
2-6 7-6 6-4Guangzhou 1975WTA · Hard · Third round
6-1 6-1Guangzhou 1975WTA · Hard · Second round
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